Yep, you read that right. I built a SUPER budget RIMS system. This thing works fantastic on its 1st brew day(Technically I am still brewing need to add more hops in 15 minutes!)
Pics? Yes, after I am all done brewing I will post some. Parts list? Yes that too.
The super simple description is: I mounted a ELD 110v hot water heater element into a 2" SS Tee. The wort comes in from the other side of the tee and then exits out the top. It then goes through a 1/2" SS cross that has 2 3/8" compression fittings and exsits the top. The compression fittings hold the SS tube that has the probe/sensor that is filled with JB weld and then goes into the silicon tubing. (This makes it so the wort does not pass across the JB weld.
It took 55F water to 112F all by itself in 15 minutes. I use it with my propane burners and I got hose temp water to strike temps in 15 minutes! From strike to boiling in 15 more. Once boiling, I turned it off and let the propane run, I did not like all the air bubbles in the line from the boiling wort and the pump was not really happy pumping boiling wort.
Many people here said this could/should not work. I am here to tell you it does just fine.
G2G add more hops be back later.
Pics? Yes, after I am all done brewing I will post some. Parts list? Yes that too.
The super simple description is: I mounted a ELD 110v hot water heater element into a 2" SS Tee. The wort comes in from the other side of the tee and then exits out the top. It then goes through a 1/2" SS cross that has 2 3/8" compression fittings and exsits the top. The compression fittings hold the SS tube that has the probe/sensor that is filled with JB weld and then goes into the silicon tubing. (This makes it so the wort does not pass across the JB weld.
It took 55F water to 112F all by itself in 15 minutes. I use it with my propane burners and I got hose temp water to strike temps in 15 minutes! From strike to boiling in 15 more. Once boiling, I turned it off and let the propane run, I did not like all the air bubbles in the line from the boiling wort and the pump was not really happy pumping boiling wort.
Many people here said this could/should not work. I am here to tell you it does just fine.
G2G add more hops be back later.